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On Monday, Guy Pascal plans to close his cafe and bakery, Les Delices Guy Pascal, at 1231 Madison Avenue (89th Street). "The rent was too high," he said. Now, Mr. Pascal said, "I will be doing everything at Bendel's." He runs the Salon de The at Henri Bendel, 712 Fifth Avenue (56th Street), which will expand its retail department and take orders for pastry. Phone: (212) 373-6323. Double Hot Chocolate

City Bakery's annual hot chocolate festival, with flavors like banana, mocha, chocolate malt and chili pepper, will be held in two places this year: at the bakery, 22 East 17th Street, and at its new store in the Sony Building Plaza, 55th Street and Madison Avenue. City Bakery will add the hot chocolates to its menus for the month. Coppola ad Vinum

Francis Ford Coppola was in town last week, not to promote his movies but to peddle his wines. Among them was the 1987 Rubicon, the latest release of the red wine made at his Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery in Napa Valley.

It is his first vintage required to carry the Government-mandated labels warning of the health risks of consuming alcohol. And his labels are in both English and Latin.

Mr. Coppola explained: "Wine was drunk in Roman times and the name of my wine is Latin, so I thought it was a good idea to carry the warning label in Latin. Everybody thought I was crazy and that the Government would never accept it. When we submitted it for approval, they said it was O.K. because it also appeared in English. But they also wanted to know what the other language was."

Since the wine has been in stores, no one has mentioned the Latin label to him or his company. "That just shows how many people bother to read those warning labels," he said. Dial a Bonbon <>HE>

Valentine candymakers take note: To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Chocolatier magazine will operate a toll-free number, (800) 294-4811, on Tuesday only from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. to answer questions about chocolate. Hidden Treasures

Knowing that Sam's Caribbean Marketplace is at 43 Main Street in Hempstead, L.I., isn't much help. The Main Street side of the building is empty. But go around to the back, and there in the parking lot is a bright, airy and friendly store that stocks items imported from a number of islands, especially Jamaica and Dominica.

It is definitely worth seeking out when you want a selection of hot pepper sauces, jerk seasonings, spices like cinnamon leaf, tropical fruit concentrates and drinks, and some unusual, tasty preserves, including nutmeg jam from Grenada, which is wonderful for glazing an apple tart. The shop also carries books, some crafts and reggae tapes. Phone: (516) 481-6602. Wine Largesse

Marvin Shanken, the chairman of M. Shanken Communications, which publishes The Wine Spectator, Food Arts and Market Watch, has pledged $1 million to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. The donation, the largest ever madde by Mr. Shanken's Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation, will be given over 10 years to support the institute's Napa Valley campus, scheduled to open in 1995 at Greystone, the former headquarters of the Christian Brothers Winery in St. Helena, Calif. A New Year Banquet

To celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year, the Women's Association of the China Institute, a cultural center on East 65th Street, is planning a 10-course banquet at 6:30 P.M. on Feb. 10 at Peking Park Restaurant, 100 Park Avenue (40th Street). It costs $85 a person and will benefit the institute's programs for students. Reservations should be made by Monday by calling Ingrid Mei, (212) 744-8181, extension 136.